Location & Directions

Location

23101 Canal Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561

Maps & Directions

From I-10 From Mobile (I-10 East):
Take I-10 East to exit 44 in Loxley. Take a right onto Highway 59 South. Follow 59 until the Foley Beach Express and take a left. Follow for 14 miles and go through the toll booth. At the light, take a left onto Canal Road. The entrance for The Wharf will be on your left.

From Pensacola (I-10 West):
Take I-10 West to exit 44 in Loxley. Take a left onto Highway 59 South. Follow 59 until the Foley Beach Express and take a left. Follow for 14 miles and go through the toll booth. At the light, take a left onto Canal Road. The entrance for The Wharf will be on your left.

From I-65 From Montgomery:
Take I-65 South until exit 37. Take a left at the exit onto AL-287 towards Gulf Shores Parkway. Turn slight right onto Gulf Shores Parkway (AL-59) and continue to follow until the Foley Beach Express and take a left. Follow for 14 miles and go through the toll booth. At the light, take a let onto Canal Road. The entrance for The Wharf will be on your left.

By Boat

Located nearly half way between the Mobile Bay and Pensacola Bay at mile marker 158.8, boaters can travel along the Intracoastal Waterway to The Wharf. We are about 8 miles east of Bonsecour Bay and 8 miles west of the Perdido Bay. Perdido Pass on the Gulf of Mexico is approximately 12 miles away.

Est. Posit.: 30*17.9 North Latitude
087*37.9 West Longitude

Using NOAA Nautical Chart 11378:

Entering Mobile Bay from either the Gulf of Mexico, The Gulf Coast Intra Coastal Waterway (GCICW) or the Tennessee Tom Big Bee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) proceed to the intersection of the GCICW (MM 133.5) and the Mobile Ship Channel near buoys #25 & #26. Proceed Easterly, following the GCICW to the Foley Beach Express Bridge at GICW (MM 158.8). The Wharf is on the South Bank.

Entering Pensacola Bay either from the Gulf of Mexico or the GCICW, proceed to the intersection of the Pensacola Ship Channel GCICW (MM 179.5) and the Pensacola Ship Channel as the GCICW crosses between buoys #13 & #15. Proceed West through the “Land Cut” and enter Big Lagoon. Continue Westward following the GCICW to the Foley Beach Express Bridge at GCICW (MM 158.8). The Wharf is on the South Bank.

Entering the Perdido Pass from the Gulf of Mexico (Local Knowledge is Recommended), come through the pass and navigate through the Perdido Pass Bridge. Enter St. Johns Bayou. Follow St. Johns Bayou for approximately 3 Nautical Miles (3.5 Statute miles), to its junction with the GCICW at MM 167. Once in the GCICW, following the GCICW to the Foley Beach Express Bridge at GCICW (MM 158.8). The Wharf is on the South Bank.

The Marina at the Wharf is dredged to 9 feet at Mean Low Water, Docks are Floating, with a 18 inches of freeboard. Be sure to radio the Wharf Marina Channel 16 a few miles prior to your arrival so we can be ready to greet you at the dock and show you to your slip. It’s best if overnight reservations for transient slips are made well in advance, as they fill up quickly on weekends and during special events.

By Plane

Whether you fly commercial into Mobile or Pensacola, you're just a little over an hour away from either airport. Have your own plane? The Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores is just 3 miles from The Wharf. Flight arrangements can be made by contacting them directly at 251-968-6380.